Vladimir Tishura

Vladimir Tishura
Born
Vladimir Ivanovich Tishura
Владимир Иванович Тишура

(1959-12-15)December 15, 1959
Siversky, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedMay 10, 1986(1986-05-10) (aged 26)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place
Mitinskoe Cemetery, Moscow

Vladimir Ivanovich Tishura (Russian: Владимир Иванович Тишура; Ukrainian: Володимир Іванович Тишура; 15 December 1959, Siversky, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast — 10 May 1986, Moscow) was a liquidator for cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster, senior firefighter of the sixth independent militarized fire department for the protection of the city of Pripyat, and Hero of Ukraine (2006, posthumously).

Biography

A bust of Vladimir Tishura on the Alley of "Heroes of Chernobyl" in Kyiv

Tishura died of acute radiation sickness in the 6th Clinical Hospital (Moscow) on May 10, 1986. He is buried at Mitinskoe Cemetery in Moscow.[1][2][3]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Киевский календарь". calendar.interesniy.kiev.ua. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Памятник ликвидаторам Чернобыльской аварии - Митинское кладбище на портале ВДПО.РФ"". xn--b1ae4ad.xn--p1ai. Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Мемориал ликвидаторам ЧАЭС в Москве". ritualmfc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  4. ↑ "Ушел из жизни самый известный во всем мире чернобылец". Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
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